Marketing Assistant

Location: Swansea. Office based only.

Hours: Full Time. 08.00 - 16.30 Monday to Thursday. 08.00 - 14.30 Friday.

Salary: £30,000 + Excellent Benefits package.

Are you ready to grow your marketing career in a fast‑paced, international engineering and manufacturing environment? This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated Marketing Assistant to join a dynamic team supporting global industries-from aerospace and energy to oil & gas, glass, and advanced manufacturing.

If you're creative, organised, and eager to learn, you'll thrive here.

What Makes This Role Exciting

✨ Real Career Growth

• Work alongside experienced marketing professionals

• Exposure to global markets and cross-functional teams

• Build skills across digital marketing, events, analytics & branding

🎓 Skill Building & Development

• Learn Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Photoshop, Premiere Pro)

• Gain experience in CRM platforms (HubSpot & Salesforce)

• Develop content creation, data analysis, and campaign execution skills

🌍 High-Impact Work

Your contributions will directly support marketing strategies, customer engagement, sales enablement, and global brand alignment.

⚖️ Work-Life Balance

• Early finish every Friday

• Supportive, collaborative culture

💼 Benefits

• Company pension

• Cycle-to-work scheme

• Sick pay

• Free on-site parking

• 25 days holiday + Bank Holidays

Your Key Responsibilities

Content & Digital Marketing

• Create engaging content for social media, blogs, brochures, and email campaigns

• Update and maintain web pages and product case studies

• Draft press releases and coordinate pickups with industry outlets

Event Support

• Assist in planning and executing tradeshows, conferences, and on-site events

• Coordinate logistics from pre-planning through post-event follow-up

Market Research & Reporting

• Monitor industry trends, competitors, and economic shifts
• Produce reports and recommend actions based on data insights
• Conduct customer surveys and gather feedback

CRM & Marketing Operations

• Manage CRM updates (HubSpot/Salesforce)

• Support lead generation activities

• Coordinate promotional materials, stock, translations, and vendor communication

What You'll Bring:

• Degree in Marketing, Business, Economics, Market Research, or similar
• 1-2 years' marketing experience (B2B/manufacturing helpful but not essential)
• Strong writing, communication, and organisational skills
• High attention to detail and ability to multitask
• Good IT skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Curiosity, creativity, and eagerness to learn
• Additional languages (German, French, Spanish) are a plus

If you're passionate about marketing and eager to grow your skills in a supportive, forward-thinking environment, we'd love to hear from you.

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We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels valued and respected.

JDR is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.